Museums
Greece today has more than 200 State museums or museums supervised by the Ministry of Culture, as well as 107 private museums.
Here you will have the opportunity to admire unique works of art and sciences and trace over 6,000 years of history. Greek museums are classified in the following categories:
• Archaeological Museums
• Byzantine Museums
• Folklore and History Museums
• Greek Art Museums (Ancient, Byzantine, Modern)
• Asian Art Museums
• Plastic Art Museums and Art Galleries
• Theatrical Museums
• Cinema and Photography Museums
• Music Museums
• Maritime Museums
• Natural History Museums
• Science and Technology Museums
Opening Hours
Most of the State-run Museums are open every day except Mondays. They are also closed on the following Public Holidays: January 1st, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, May 1st, Christmas and Boxing Days (December 25th and 26th). With respect to other Public Holidays, please contact the museum you wish to visit to check whether it will be open or not on that specific day.
Archaeological Sites and Museums operating on extended hours
1. Acropolis of Athens (8.00-19.00)
2. Museum of Byzantine Culture – Thessaloniki (8.00-20.00, Monday 13.30-20.00)
3. Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum (8.00-20.00)
4. Philippi Archaeological site (8.00-20.00)
5. Drama Archaeological Museum (8.00-20.00)
6. Panagia Kosmosotira (The People Savior) Holy Monastery, Evros (open daily from 7:00 till 19:00 as it operates as church)
7. Grevena Archaeological collection (Monday closed, Tuesday-Friday:8.30-15.00, Saturday-Sunday: 8.30-18.00)
8. Museum of Asian Art, Corfu (8:30-20:00)
9. Arta Archaeological Collection (8:30-17:00, Monday closed)
10. Ioannina Byzantine Museum (8:30-17:00, Monday closed)
11. Ioannina Treasury (8:30-17:00, Monday closed)
12. Fortress of Ioannina (7.00-22.00)
13. Nekromanteion of Acheron (8.00-20.00)
14. Volos Athanasakeion Archaeological Museum (8.00-20.00)
15. N. Anchialos Archaeological site, Magnesia (7.30-19.30)
16. Fthiotida Byzantine Museum (8.00-18.00)
17. Osios Loukas Monastery (8.00-18.00)
18. Corinth Archaeological Museum (8.00-18.00)
19. Mycenae Archaeological Museum and site (8:00-18:00) Monday the Museum (13.30-20.00)
20. Epidavros Archaeological Museum and site (8.00-18.00) Monday the Museum (13.30-20.00)
21. Mystras Archaeological site (8.00-20.00). Sunday (8.00-15.00)
22. Aphaia Archaeological site and museum, Aigina (8:30-17:00)
23. Messinia Archaeological Museum (8.00-20.00)
24. Messene Archaeological site (8.30-20.30)
25. Herakleion Archaeological Museum (8.00-20.00)
26. Knossos Archaeological site (8.00-17.00)
27. Spinalonga (9:00-17:00)
28. Tiryns Archaeological site (8.00-20.00)
29. Nafplion Archaeological Museum (8.00-20.00) Monday the Museum (13.30-20.00)
30. National Archaeological Museum of Athens (9.30-16.00) Monday (13.30-20.00)
31. Numismatic Museum of Athens (8.00-20.00) Monday (13.00-20.00)
32. Ancient Agora of Athens, Museum of the Ancient Agora, North slope of Acropolis, Dionysos Theater, Roman Agora of Athens and Library of Andrianou (8.00-20.00 from 7/6)
33. Byzantine and Christian Museum of Athens (8.00-20.00 from 7/6) Monday closed
34. Rhodes Archaeological Museum (8.00-20.00) Monday closed
35. Palace of Grand Master of Knights, Rhodes (8.00-20.00) Monday (13.30-20.00)
36. Lindos Archaeological site (8.00-20.00) Monday (8.30-15.00)
37. Kos Archaeological Museum (8.00-20.00) Monday closed
38. Castle of Neratzia, Kos (8.00-19.00) Monday (13.30-19.00)
39. Asklepieion at Kos (8.00-20.00) Monday (8.30-15.00)
40. Ialysos Archaeological site (8.00-20.00) Monday (8.30-15.00)
41. Kamiros Archaeological site (8.00-20.00) Monday (8.30-15.00)
42. Philippi Archaeological site (8.00-20.00) the Museum is closed
43. Olympia Archaeological Museum and site (8.00-20.00) the Museum Monday (13.30-20.00)
44. Olympic Games Museum (8.00-20.00) Monday (13.30-20.00)
45. Olympia Excavation history Museum (8.00-20.00) Monday (13.30-20.00)
46. Temple of Apollo Epikourios (From sunrise till sunset)
47. Polycentric Museum of Aiges (8.00-20.00)
48. Agia Triada Archaeological site (10.00-16.30)
49. Nemea Archaeological site and Museum (8.00-17.00) Sunday and Bank holidays (8.00-15.00) Monday the Museum (12.00-17.00)
50. Psichro Cave (Diktaean Cave) (10.00-17.00)
51. The Palace of Nestor (8.30-18.00)
52. Pella Archaeological Museum (8.00-20.00)
53. Sounio Archaeological site (9.30-sunset)
54. Delphi Archaeological Museum (Sunday – Monday – Tuesday 8.30-15.00,
Wednesday – Saturday 8.00-20.00)
55. Delphi Archaeological site (8.00-20.00)
56. Ancient Messene Museum (8.30-20.30) Monday (14.00-20.30)
57. Vravrona Archaeological Museum from 10/6 (8.30-18.00) Monday (13.30-18.00)
58. National Archeological Museum from 14/9/2011-30/10/2011 (08.00-19.00 - Monday 13.30-20.00)